Table 3.11
Adults with disabilities by type, sex and age group, British Columbia, 2012

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Table 3.11
Adults with disabilities by type, sex and age group, British Columbia, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of adults with disabilities by type. The information is grouped by age groups (appearing as row headers), both sexes, males and females , calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age groupsNote 1 Both sexes Males Females
number
Seeing  
Total - aged 15 and over 127,090 50,390 76,700
15 to 64 80,270 34,120 46,150
15 to 24 4,860Note E: Use with caution 2,760Note E: Use with caution 2,110Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 11,740 3,750Note E: Use with caution 7,990Note E: Use with caution
45 to 64 63,670 27,610 36,050
65 and over 46,820 16,270 30,550
65 to 74 16,840 7,440Note E: Use with caution 9,410Note E: Use with caution
75 and over 29,970 8,830Note E: Use with caution 21,140Note E: Use with caution
Hearing  
Total - aged 15 and over 130,670 70,790 59,880
15 to 64 56,240 31,190 25,050
15 to 24 3,070Note E: Use with caution 1,770Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
25 to 44 10,800Note E: Use with caution 5,820Note E: Use with caution 4,970Note E: Use with caution
45 to 64 42,370 23,600 18,780Note E: Use with caution
65 and over 74,420 39,600 34,820
65 to 74 35,680 21,910 13,760Note E: Use with caution
75 and over 38,750 17,690Note E: Use with caution 21,060Note E: Use with caution
Mobility  
Total - aged 15 and over 265,890 107,760 158,130
15 to 64 137,210 56,710 80,500
15 to 24 6,990Note E: Use with caution 3,810Note E: Use with caution 3,180Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 25,310 9,200 16,110
45 to 64 104,920 43,700 61,210
65 and over 128,680 51,060 77,620
65 to 74 54,120 23,780 30,340
75 and over 74,550 27,270 47,280
Flexibility  
Total - aged 15 and over 271,120 111,110 160,020
15 to 64 157,210 65,500 91,710
15 to 24 7,470Note E: Use with caution 3,840Note E: Use with caution 3,630Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 29,620 10,030 19,580
45 to 64 120,130 51,630 68,500
65 and over 113,910 45,610 68,310
65 to 74 46,510 20,320 26,190
75 and over 67,400 25,290 42,120
Dexterity  
Total - aged 15 and over 123,540 48,210 75,320
15 to 64 69,480 29,270 40,210
15 to 24 4,490Note E: Use with caution 2,200Note E: Use with caution 2,280Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 12,680 4,940Note E: Use with caution 7,740Note E: Use with caution
45 to 64 52,320 22,130 30,190
65 and over 54,050 18,940 35,110
65 to 74 20,040 8,430Note E: Use with caution 11,620Note E: Use with caution
75 and over 34,010 10,510Note E: Use with caution 23,490
Pain  
Total - aged 15 and over 380,020 158,900 221,120
15 to 64 240,700 99,440 141,270
15 to 24 13,240 6,130 7,100
25 to 44 57,740 22,080 35,670
45 to 64 169,730 71,230 98,490
65 and over 139,310 59,460 79,860
65 to 74 65,540 30,930 34,620
75 and over 73,770 28,530 45,240
Learning  
Total - aged 15 and over 94,220 49,650 44,570
15 to 64 74,160 40,080 34,080
15 to 24 13,860 8,830 5,030Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 21,360 11,960Note E: Use with caution 9,400
45 to 64 38,930 19,290Note E: Use with caution 19,640Note E: Use with caution
65 and over 20,060 9,570Note E: Use with caution 10,490Note E: Use with caution
65 to 74 8,290Note E: Use with caution 5,890Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
75 and over 11,770Note E: Use with caution 3,680Note E: Use with caution 8,090Note E: Use with caution
Memory  
Total - aged 15 and over 102,540 49,840 52,700
15 to 64 68,760 33,730 35,030
15 to 24 8,000 5,040Note E: Use with caution 2,960Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 21,050 10,720Note E: Use with caution 10,330
45 to 64 39,710 17,970Note E: Use with caution 21,740Note E: Use with caution
65 and over 33,780 16,110 17,670Note E: Use with caution
65 to 74 9,610Note E: Use with caution 6,140Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
75 and over 24,170 9,970Note E: Use with caution 14,200Note E: Use with caution
Developmental  
Total - aged 15 and over 23,440 13,480 9,970
15 to 64 20,620 11,420Note E: Use with caution 9,200
15 to 24 8,840 5,590 3,240Note E: Use with caution
25 to 44 5,480Note E: Use with caution 2,630Note E: Use with caution 2,850Note E: Use with caution
45 to 64 6,300Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 3,100Note E: Use with caution
65 and over Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
65 to 74 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
75 and over Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Mental/psychological  
Total - aged 15 and over 158,150 62,990 95,160
15 to 64 127,940 53,370 74,570
15 to 24 13,350 7,070 6,280
25 to 44 37,690 15,150 22,540
45 to 64 76,900 31,150 45,740
65 and over 30,210 9,620Note E: Use with caution 20,590Note E: Use with caution
65 to 74 14,620Note E: Use with caution 5,990Note E: Use with caution 8,630Note E: Use with caution
75 and over 15,590Note E: Use with caution 3,630Note E: Use with caution 11,960Note E: Use with caution
Unknown  
Total - aged 15 and over 13,280Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
15 to 64 7,100Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 2,190Note E: Use with caution
15 to 24 610Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
25 to 44 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
45 to 64 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
65 and over Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
65 to 74 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
75 and over Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note 1.

Age is calculated as of May 10, 2011.

Notes: Collection took place in 2012 for a sample selected from the 2011 population.
The sum of the values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012.
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